Check holder



Patented Dec. 16, 1924.

SCOTT S. STEWART, OF R'IVESVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.

CHECK HOLDER.

Application filed January 7, 1924. Serial No. 684,820.

To all Tit/tom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SCOTT S. STEWART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rivesville, in the county of Marion and State of Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to article holders, and more particularly to check holders for miners checks and the like.

An object of the invention is the provision of a check holder that may be worn on the belt of the user.

A further object of the invention is to provide a check holder in which accidental displacement of the checks is reduced to a minimum.

A further object of th invention is the provision of a check holder of simple construction and relatively few parts.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown one embodiment of the invention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a check on the holder,

Figure 2 is a central vertical sectional view,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the base of the check holder with the resilient member removed,

Figure 4 is a similar view of the resilient member,

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on line 5--5 of Figure 2, and,

Figure 6 is a similar view on line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates the base of the check holder which is preferably formed of a sheet of metal and folded to provide front and rear parallel walls 2, a bottom 3, and a top wall 4-. The ends of the sheet are extended forwardly and arranged one above the other, as indicated at 5. These extended portions may be secured to each other in any suitable manner, as by rivets. One end is extended downwardly, forming a flange 6 parallel to the body portion which is adapted to serve as a stop for the resilient member. Adjacent the bottom of the front, the base is provided with two out out portions 7 and between these cutout portions and the top, there is provided a second pair of cut out portions 8 having openings 9 formed therein.

The resilient member preferably consists i of a single piece of resilient w1re comprising a loop 10, the end of which is offset, as at 11, and arranged behind the flange 6. The loop extends downwardly below the'supporting member when in position and the arms of the loop are then extended at right angles, as indicated at 12. These parallel arms are then extended upwardly, as at 13, to a point adjacent the bottom of the base and are again extended horizontally, as at 14, to the front of the base. The arms are then extended upwardly parallel to each other, as at 15, and the cut out portions 7 of the base are curled around the arms, as at 16. The ends of the arms are offset in opposite directions, as at 17, and these offset portions are received in the openings 9.

The operation of the device will be apparent from the foregoing description. A check is placed on the holder or removed by pressing inwardly on the loop to space it from the flange 6. In normal position, the check is disposed on the horizontal portions 12 of the resilient member beneath the base. By extending the horizontal portions 12 rearwardly from the loop 10, a considerable distance, a construction is provided which will support a plurality of checks. The cut out portions 8 not only serve as a support for the resilient member but further serve to prevent accidental movement of the checks upwardly on the loop and thus prevent accidental displacement.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred exampl of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a base member adapted tobe arranged on the belt of the user, and a resilient member formed of a single piece of wire having its ends secured to one side of the base, the arms being extended downwardly beneath the base, then forwardly a slight distance from said base, and then upwardly, forming a loop in front of said base.

2. In a device of the character described, a base member adapted to be arranged on the belt of the user, the upper edge of said base being extended, a flange formed on said extension, and a resilient member formed of a single piece of Wire havingits ends secured to one side of the base, the arms being extended downwardly beneath the base and bent upwardly to form a loop,'s'aid loop normally contacting with said flange.

3. In a device of the character described, a supporting member comprising a sheetof metal folded to fit around the belt of the user, said supporting member being provided with cut out portions in one face, and a resilient'member formed of a single piece of wire'liaving its ends received in 'said'cut out"portions, said supporting member being provided with second pair'of cut out p01 tio-ns adapted to be curled around the arms of said resilient member to retain said re''. silient member 'in position.

4, In a device of the character described,

a baseadapted to be received on the belt of the wearer, a flange formed on the-upper.

edge of said base, and aresilient member comprising a single piece of wire having its ends secured to" said base, said resilient member being provided with a pair of substantially parallel arms extending downwardly to a point adjacent the bottom of ture in presence of two witnesses.

soo'rr s. STEWART, Witnesses:

W. CAT-HER, BESSIE EARTH. 

